Stagecoach rides resume after Knott's accident

Dec. 31, 2012

Updated Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.

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This photo, uploaded to the Orange County Register Facebook page, shows a Knott's Berry Farm stagecoach on its side Sunday. Three people were injured Sunday afternoon when the horse-drawn stagecoach lost a wheel, a park official said. PHOTO COURTESY PAULA GALINDO SWIFT, PHOTO COURTESY PAULA GALINDO SWIFT

This photo, uploaded to the Orange County Register Facebook page, shows a Knott's Berry Farm stagecoach on its side Sunday. Three people were injured Sunday afternoon when the horse-drawn stagecoach lost a wheel, a park official said. PHOTO COURTESY PAULA GALINDO SWIFT, PHOTO COURTESY PAULA GALINDO SWIFT

BUENA PARK – Stagecoach rides resumed Monday, a day after a Knott's Berry Farm stagecoach lost its left rear wheel and toppled.

The incident sent three people to the hospital with what park officials said were minor injuries. Fourteen people were on the stagecoach when it fell over.

Stagecoach rides were canceled for the remainder of the day on Sunday, but resumed Monday because Knott's keeps a fleet of several coaches.

"We have five original stagecoaches and one replica," park spokeswoman Jennifer Blazey said, with some of the originals more than 100 years old. "We've modernized these and added safety features so that they have hydraulic brakes and rubber on the wheels."

Park maintenance personnel are examining the damaged coach to see exactly what went wrong. That coach was one that park founder Walter Knott bought years ago after it was used as a movie prop, Blazey said.

Like other rides at the park, the stagecoaches get inspected daily before the public arrives, Blazey said.

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